Dark places draw a crowd. If they didn't, then "CSI" and "Law & Order" and their endless urchins, as well as cinematic thrillers and mystery novels with twisted killers at their core, wouldn't be so popular.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has been making aggressive use of its new pre-litigation settlement offers in an attempt to combat online file sharing by college students.
We have all heard many times during our times here at Tufts that our school is on the rise - we're attracting better students and faculty, are becoming more selective, more prestigious and more well-known. These are exciting times for everyone involved with the university, and we need a leader who is able to provide a strong voice for the student body. It is because of this that I am supporting Amanda Richardson for TCU President in today's election.
On paper, the two candidates in today's election look very different.
The pre-med debate. The weird bunny mascot. Columns endorsing cocaine usage. In all our 27 years of existence, no decision the Daily has ever made - EVER - has been as controversial as the managing board's choice this semester to publish the popular Web comic "Married to the Sea."
NBC's drama "Heroes" chronicles the lives of characters who discover that, aside from their uncanny physical attractiveness, they also posses superpowers. Returning from a brief hiatus, "Heroes" continues to depict the world with circumstances that seem practically unfathomable. The principal characters somehow gain superhuman qualities from the passing of a solar eclipse and are later expected to unite in order to save the world. That sounds simple enough.
Students can now register their parents for My Jumbo, a Web service that allows the parents access to certain personal information about their children, including their grades.
With finals just around the corner, many Tufts students have been preparing for months for the fast-approaching summer. For many, this includes organizing plans for a summer job - or a lack thereof.
When you haven't won a World Series title since 1908, it's easy to have low expectations.
Schools that are made up of more than 50 percent students of color are nearly twice as likely to be overcrowded as schools with less than 20 percent.
After former Governor Mitt Romney and members of the state legislature worked together to pass a landmark bill last year to make Massachusetts the first state in the nation to require universal health care, the deadline is rapidly approaching to expand coverage to its uninsured residents.
Imagine a beautiful woman decked out in a feathery swan costume. She's humming to herself, wriggling about lithely on stage. Slowly, she strips the feathers off of her body, revealing more and more golden skin until she stands before you, naked. A nest rests in the middle of the stage, delicately constructed of twigs and leaves. The woman minces over to the nest and lays a golden egg from her vagina. It's OK, she's British.
Ryan Gosling and Anthony Hopkins pull off a spectacular and convincing performance in Gregory Hoblit's drama "Fracture." With the base of Daniel Pyne and Glenn Gers' mind boggling script, the two actors portray an unimaginable thriller story.
Through three weeks of the season, 12 of the junior circuit's 14 teams are within three games in either direction of .500.
Summer is upon us, my friends. Mother Nature might be menopausal, skipping right over spring and heading straight for the heat wave, but we forgive her, gratefully accepting the opportunity to wear brands other than North Face and the pleasant change in scenery.
Fellow Jumbos, I am overcome with excitement on this Election Day! I never would have thought that I would run for TCU President. My first two years at Tufts, I was involved in different student organizations on campus but never took part in the student government. I spent my time outside class volunteering with LCS, dancing with Kiniwe and organizing Emerging Black Leaders events. At the end of sophomore year, I developed an interest in the student government.
You know, I don't think we're talking about a repeat, or a three-peat, or even a four-peat. That's right. We're talking a minimum eight-peat."
Finales. They are a necessary evil. On one hand, every beginning demands an eventual end. On the other hand, the entire idea of the finale and all the gravitas it holds ultimately leads to dissatisfaction.
It's no secret that women are underrepresented in science and engineering fields, and the gender gap is particularly noticeable in computer science. Tufts has several programs to attract women to math and science fields, but such programs are lacking at some universities and science institutions nationwide.
We live in an age in which women are constantly told they can and should do anything men can. But as an increasing number of women join the ranks of men and become professional athletes, CEOs, world-class chefs, mathematicians and engineers, the field of computer science has seen a significant national decrease in the percentage of women involved.
